Papa John’s Camaro stolen throughout Woodward Dream Cruise

Famed pizza man has luck of getting it again quickly after

The Woodward Dream Cruise yearly brings basic automobiles from around the globe to the metropolitan-Detroit space. Scorching rods, supercars and collector automobiles are round each nook through the third week of August.

However with all that cool — and priceless — sheetmetal on the town on the identical time, there’s sure to be a number of dangerous apples (learn: criminals) there to destroy some cruisers’ good time.

This yr, three automobiles had been stolen throughout the occasion: a 1966 Corvette, 1966 Chevelle and 1971 Camaro Z28, the latter belonging to John Schnatter of Papa John’s Pizza fame.

That mentioned, Papa John won’t simply have “higher components, higher pizza” — he might need higher luck, too. His Z28 was discovered simply days later among the many weeds of an deserted home within the space. In response to the Detroit Free Press, Ernest Webster went to mow an space close to the house the place the black-and-gold Camaro was discovered. Webster acknowledged the car from the information and known as the police. Detroit police then returned the automotive to Schnatter after discovering the paperwork figuring out it as his inside. There was not a lot injury aside from a lacking license plate.

The people who stole the Camaro haven’t been discovered but, however Schnatter has provided a $10,000 reward to anybody who is aware of the place they may be. The Camaro is extraordinarily vital to the franchise proprietor: He initially bought this actual automobile to get his enterprise off the bottom and purchased it again years later after his pizza chain’s success. You probably have any leads, name (800) 242-HEAT.

As for the opposite two classics — the ’sixty six Corvette and Chevelle — they haven’t been situated but. For those who see a pink Corvette with a license plate studying “ITSMY66” or a black 300 Deluxe Chevelle, please contact native authorities.